Perception of Technical College Students on Woodwork Technology for Self Employment in Niger State, Nigeria.

Abstract

Nigeria is fast becoming youthful society with high rate of unemployment. There is the need for appropriate training and practical skills in vocational and technical Education (VTE) to tackle the unemployment which has reach proportion. A description survey research design was adopted for the study A structure questionnaire was to gather data from the population of 102 responded offering woodwork technology in the college. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research question. Kuder Richardson (K-R21) formula was used to determine the inability of instrument.The reliability coefficient of instrument was found to be 0.87 the objects of the study was to assess the level of performance of practical skills acquired by technical students for self-empowerment students' opinion to word woodwork technology for self-empowerment after the programme, and extent to which study have acquired the skill tree research questions were postulated to guide the study, the major findings of the study were: practical skills acquired during the course of training is adequate for students to be self employed after schooling; and student perceived that the woodwork technology would make them to be self empowered after the training. Recommendations were based an the findings of study which include: Federal Government of Nigeria and all stakeholders should pay attention to woodwork technology in particular and VIE in general as a means of overcoming unemployment problems among the youth in Nigeria Modern tools equipment and adequate infrastructural facilities should be provided for woodwork practical training.